Golf-stick carrier



M rch 15 1927.

a A. w. MALONE GOLF STICK CARRIER Filed Sept. 1. 1926 gnoentoz AdolphWMa [one Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

mm W. MALONE,

OF FILLMORE, UTAH, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALIE'TO' ALBERT H.

:VESTAL, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

GOLF-STICK cmnin.

Application filed September 1, 1926. Serial no. 132,972.

My said invention relates to a rack and carrier for golf clubs.Heretoforc it has been customary to carry the sticks or clubs loosely ina bag with the head or heavy ends sticking upward and the handles downin the bag. An object of my invention is to provide a rack or carrier inwhich the clubs may be held with the heads or heavy ends down in such aposition that the handles are easily grasped. Another object is toprovide the rack with supports so that it may stand in an accessibleposition for removing or replacing a club. Another object 1s to providea handle in which is located a tugger for operating the holding of thesupports. A further object is to provide a folding bracket so that therack may be carried on the arm or shoulder.

- Referring to the accompanying drawings which are made apart hereof andon which similar referencecharacters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved rack with the base broken awayfor clearer illustration,

Figure 2, a section on the line 22 of Figure 1, I

Figure 3, a detail section of the handle and trigger,

Figure 4, a detail elevation of a folding hanger or carryingarm,

Figure 5, a detail section on theline of Figure 1, and

liiigure 6, a detail perspective of a ball rac Inthe drawings, thenumeral denotes a hollow, cylindrical base provided with a closure 11and a central circular boss 12 into which is secured the lower end of atubular standard 13 and upon the upper end of which is a grip or handle14. The base 10 is rovided with a series of depressions or guides 15into which flat folding supports 16-rest when unfolded. These supports16 are pivoted at 17 between ears 18 formed on the base and the shortends extend into slots formed in the lower end of the standard 13. Theinner end of each su port has pivoted thereto a short link 19 w ich ispivoted at its u per end to a cross-head 20 to the center of w 10b isfastened the lower end of a wire 21 which passes up through the standard10 and is fulcrumed at 22 in a trigger 23 pivoted between ears 24 formedin the grip 14.

A ring 25 is formed on the end ofthe trigger for convenience inoperating 1t. and a lug :25 is formed "on the opposite end to limit themovement of the trigger. lVhen the.

trigger is in its lowermost position, the sup ports are folded up closeto the standard as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 by springs 16'having one end passing through an opening in the 'end of the support andthe other end hooked into an' opening in the' base 10. As a means forsupporting the golf clubs I provide a series of spring clips 27 adjacentthe upper end of the standard into which the handles of the clubs areslipped and a series of similar clips. 28 against the lower ends intowhich the shanks are retained with the heads of the clubs resting on thebase. Secured to the standard 10 below the clips 27 is a foldable,

bracket 29 made of'arc-shaped sections 30 connected by friction hinges31 so that the sections may be folded down against the standard orpartly folded to hang over the side of an automobile; or extended tohang on a persons shoulder, each of the sections 30 being heavily paddedat 32. for this purpose.

Mounted on the standard 13 between certain of the clips 27 is a ballholding rack 33 comprising acylinder having a slot 34 running from topto bottom through which the balls may be lifted with the fingers and abottom 35. A lid 36 having aspring hinge 37 closes the top and preventsloss of the balls. V

In the operation ofwthe device, when it is desired to stand therack'either on a floor or the green the user simply raises the 'tri gger23 which, througli the wire" 21 and links a 19, swings the supportsoutward'to the full line position in Figure 1. The trigger 23automatically locks in its upward position by reason that the fulcrum2-2 passes beyond the pivot point of the trigger 23. The clubs are atall times in full view and the-desired one may be readily disengagedfrom the clips. The weight being at the bottom the loaded rack will sitfirm in place and can be easily and conveniently shifted from place toplace. i

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made in my device without departing from the spirit of the inventionand therefore I do not limit thereof, a circular myself to what is'shownin the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicatedin the appended claims.

Havingthus fully described my said in vention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A combined rack and carrier for golf clubs comprising a tubularstandard, a base, folding supports in said base arranged to be movedfrom upright to depending position, a handle, and means in said handleto operate said supports, substantially as set forth.

2. A rack for golf clubs comprising 'a standard, a series of springclips adjacent the upper end of said standard to engage the handles ofsaid clubs, a series of aligned spring clips adjacent the lower end ofsaid standard to engage'the shanks of said clubs folding supporting legsfor said standard swingable from an upright to a depending position, andmeans, for operating said legs from the upper portion ofthe standard,substantially as set forth.

3. A carrier for golf clubs comprising a tubular standard, a handle atthe upper end base at the lower end thereof, guide grooves in said base,perforated ears adjacent said grooves, supports pivoted to said ears andadapted to enter said grooves, springs connecting said supports and saidbase to raise said supports,-a trigger in said handl and a wireconnecting said supports witn said trigger to lower said supports,substantially as set forth.

4. A rack and carrier for golf clubs comprising a standard,club-retalning means on said standard, a handle, a base, foldablesupports in said base, support 0 erating means in said handle andstandar and a foldable carrying bracket adjacent the upper end ofsaid'standard, substantially as set forth.

5. The combined rack and carrier for golf clubs comprising a standard, abase, club holding devices on said standard, foldable supports carriedby said base, means for operating said supports, a folding sectionalcarrying bracket secured to said standard,

and friction hinges in said bracket to hold said sections in variouspositions, substantially as set forth.

6. A combined rack and carrier for golf clubs and balls comprising astandard, a base, foldable supports carried by said base,

club holding devices carried by said standconnected rigid sections,substantially as set forth.

8. A carrier comprising a standard, a handle on the upper end of saidstandard, means for detachably attaching sticks about said standard,means for supporting said standard in upright position, and a carryingbracket for said standard comprising a plurality of pivotally connectedrigid sections attached to said standard between its central portion andupper end whereby the standard and sticks supported thereby may becarried in substantially upright position, substantially as set forth.

9. A carrier comprising a standard, a handle adjacent the upper endthereof, a baseat the lower end thereof, supporting legs pivoted to saidbase, spring means for maintaining said supporting legs in inoperativeposition, .a trigger associated with the handle, and a connectionbetween said supporting legs and said trigger for moving the legs tooperative 'position, substantially as set forth. I

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Washington, Districtof Columbia, this 12th day of August, A. D. nineteen hundred andtwenty-six.

ADOLPH W. MALONE.

